World's Best Universities
Geography and Area Studies
The field of geography and area studies is based on national, cultural, and geographic regions, as well as the environment and human activity within those regions. These are the world's top universities for geography and area studies. See the methodology.
| Rank | School | Overall Score | Academic Reputation Score | Employer Reputation Score | Citations per Paper Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #29 | 75.0 | 77.2 | 59.4 | 75.1 | |
| #28 |
Universität Wien
Austria |
75.1 | 75.7 | 65.1 | 78.1 |
| #43 | 70.2 | 70.6 | 46.3 | 80.7 | |
| #21 |
University of Amsterdam
Netherlands |
77.4 | 82.2 | 39.7 | 79.3 |
| #49 |
University of Auckland
New Zealand |
68.2 | 65.5 | 74.3 | 74.5 |
| #43 |
University of Birmingham
United Kingdom |
70.2 | 67.7 | 71.0 | 78.4 |
| #23 |
University of Bristol
United Kingdom |
76.5 | 77.0 | 70.2 | 78.1 |
| #8 | 84.9 | 89.9 | 71.7 | 73.9 | |
| #2 |
University of California, Berkeley (UCB)
United States |
93.7 | 99.9 | 77.5 | 79.9 |
| #4 |
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
United States |
89.7 | 90.6 | 83.2 | 89.7 |
| #3 |
University of Cambridge
United Kingdom |
90.5 | 95.7 | 91.8 | 71.8 |
| #9 |
University of Chicago
United States |
84.3 | 85.5 | 78.4 | 83.2 |
| #16 |
University of Edinburgh
United Kingdom |
78.9 | 77.6 | 76.7 | 84.5 |
| #12 |
University of Manchester
United Kingdom |
81.4 | 80.5 | 79.8 | 85.5 |
| #24 |
University of Melbourne
Australia |
76.3 | 77.3 | 84.4 | 68.6 |
| #30 |
University of Minnesota
United States |
73.8 | 73.2 | 54.1 | 85.5 |
| #39 |
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
United States |
71.6 | 73.4 | 38.0 | 82.1 |
| #1 |
University of Oxford
United Kingdom |
94.3 | 97.0 | 90.8 | 86.7 |
| #48 |
University of Sheffield
United Kingdom |
68.4 | 65.9 | 53.9 | 84.3 |
| #49 |
University of Sussex
United Kingdom |
68.2 | 66.9 | 56.4 | 78.5 |
| #24 |
University of Sydney
Australia |
76.3 | 78.8 | 79.9 | 65.5 |
| #11 |
University of Toronto
Canada |
83.9 | 89.5 | 73.4 | 69.7 |
| #35 |
University of Warwick
United Kingdom |
72.5 | 74.3 | 75.5 | 64.7 |
| #18 |
University of Washington
United States |
77.7 | 75.7 | 69.0 | 88.9 |
| #14 |
University of Wisconsin-Madison
United States |
80.3 | 80.8 | 68.5 | 84.3 |
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